Review: Kyocera DuraForce tough smartphone

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

This is the Bear Grylls of smartphones and while its middling specs are more than enough for most applications, build quality and design really make this the only tough Android smartphone worth considering for serious outdoor and construction applications.

The tough-smarphone market isn't all that big. Aside from great looking devices that happen to be dust and water resistant like Sony's Xperia Z line, we also get tough variants of existing smartphones like the recently reviewed Samsung Galaxy S5 Active. These devices pale in comparison with smartphones designed from the ground up for use in extreme conditions. Kyocera's DuraForce isn't a slim phone pretending to be a tough device, it is clearly a bruiser that's built to survive.

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FrontLog 1.1 is a multi-level task manager for iOS

IN-SRC Limited released FrontLog 1.1, an update to their powerful multi-level task management tool for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. Through the use of logbooks, FrontLog helps users organize tasks and increase their productivity.

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SourceCode: For BlackBerry, all roads lead to NYC for Classic launch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

BlackBerry is set to close the year by launching the BlackBerry Classic smartphone across various venues with the main event taking place in New York this Wednesday. What does BlackBerry hope to achieve with this device and more importantly, who is its desired audience?

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Review: HTC RE mobile action camera

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

HTC, maker of Android and Windows smartphones and tablets, recently decided to make a camera and they called it RE.

RE is unique as a camera because it doesn’t have a viewfinder or a screen, which means you can’t really see what you’re shooting or pointing at unless you use the companion app which works on iPhones and Android devices. HTC's RE is available at Staples Canada for $199.55.

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